Another Newbie with PCIE parallel port problems

pl7i92 wrote: on the PCIE there are 2 Parports
as the output shows
Region 0: I/O ports at e010
Region 1: I/O ports at e000

Incorrect! The ASIX (MosChip) MCS9900CV-AA chip on this board provides at most one physical parallel port, which I found responsive to the address I described earlier. The SYBA board provides the serial port connection features, but the components are not populated on the board so there's no serial port ready to use on the board.

The other I/O port address likely is for the serial ports and six GPIO pins that the chip provides. The I/O port architecture is not documented in the ASIX product literature, but perhaps would be verified somewhere in the Linux driver source code which ASIX provides.

So as recommended by this thread: forum.linuxcnc.org/49-basic-configuratio...ng-disabled?start=10

I bought the startech board. Already having more success. I was able to edit ptest.hal to the correct address on the board and jump pins 2 & 10 and see a response. Then also activate pin 2 on the screen and see voltage across pin 2 and ground. If I plug the cable into my BOB and hit pin 2 on the screen my stepper motor will try and turn.

After editing the .hal file for my newest stepconfig I still can't get my motor to turn but perhaps that's a problem for another thread or I can figure out on my own. I have a feeling I have a different newbie mistake going on there.

Thanks everyone

you are welcome
and plese if YOU can do it Write a
THEME

PCIE Cardname Success instull

cmelojr wrote: So as recommended by this thread: forum.linuxcnc.org/49-basic-configuratio...ng-disabled?start=10

I bought the startech board. Already having more success. I was able to edit ptest.hal to the correct address on the board and jump pins 2 & 10 and see a response. Then also activate pin 2 on the screen and see voltage across pin 2 and ground. If I plug the cable into my BOB and hit pin 2 on the screen my stepper motor will try and turn.

After editing the .hal file for my newest stepconfig I still can't get my motor to turn but perhaps that's a problem for another thread or I can figure out on my own. I have a feeling I have a different newbie mistake going on there.

Thanks everyone

The first thing to check when your motor won't turn is; is the drive enabled. When you Linuxcnc is on and out of e-stop and the machine enabled (F1 & F2) is the step motors rotor locked or can you turn it by hand. If you can turn it by hand, then the drive is not enabled or not powered.

If the drive is enabled, then double check your motor wiring.

Make sure the step and dir signals are connected to the correct terminals, and that you are getting good signals at the drive.

pl7i92 wrote: you are welcome
and plese if YOU can do it Write a
THEME

PCIE Cardname Success instull

Write a theme?

Todd Zuercher wrote:

cmelojr wrote: So as recommended by this thread: forum.linuxcnc.org/49-basic-configuratio...ng-disabled?start=10

I bought the startech board. Already having more success. I was able to edit ptest.hal to the correct address on the board and jump pins 2 & 10 and see a response. Then also activate pin 2 on the screen and see voltage across pin 2 and ground. If I plug the cable into my BOB and hit pin 2 on the screen my stepper motor will try and turn.

After editing the .hal file for my newest stepconfig I still can't get my motor to turn but perhaps that's a problem for another thread or I can figure out on my own. I have a feeling I have a different newbie mistake going on there.

Thanks everyone

The first thing to check when your motor won't turn is; is the drive enabled. When you Linuxcnc is on and out of e-stop and the machine enabled (F1 & F2) is the step motors rotor locked or can you turn it by hand. If you can turn it by hand, then the drive is not enabled or not powered.

If the drive is enabled, then double check your motor wiring.

Make sure the step and dir signals are connected to the correct terminals, and that you are getting good signals at the drive.

It was the wiring of the BOB to the driver. I had copied someone on a youtube video and it wasn't right. Looked at the chinese wiring diagram and wired it up that way. Inverted the signal and all is good now!